The MLB Belt · reign 8,975
New York Yankees
Took the belt from Boston Red Sox, 3–1, on September 7, 2003. Lost it to Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5–2, on September 14, 2003.
7Defenses
7Days
520thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Sep 13, 2003
4.4Average winning margin
497thLongest of 10,799 reigns, by days
110thMost defenses of 10,799 reigns
Defended against
Tigers ×3Tampa Bay Devil Rays ×3Blue Jays
The season
- 2003: Atlanta Braves had the best record (101–61–0); Florida Marlins won the World Series; 9 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 79 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most hits for New York Yankees across the 9 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | H | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfonso Soriano | 12 | 8 |
| 2 | Derek Jeter | 11 | 9 |
| 3 | Hideki Matsui | 11 | 9 |
| 4 | Nick Johnson | 11 | 8 |
| 5 | Aaron Boone | 10 | 8 |
Every game of the reign
margins from New York Yankees’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,013 | Sep 7, 2003 | New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 3–1 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 19,014 | Sep 8, 2003 | New York Yankees beat Toronto Blue Jays 9–3 | +6 | Defense |
| 19,015 | Sep 9, 2003 | New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 4–2 | +2 | Defense |
| 19,016 | Sep 10, 2003 | New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 15–5 | +10 | Defense |
| 19,017 | Sep 11, 2003 | New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 19,018 | Sep 12, 2003 | New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10–4 | +6 | Defense |
| 19,019 | Sep 13, 2003 | New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6–5 | +1 | Defense |
| 19,020 | Sep 13, 2003 | New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6–3 | +3 | Defense |
| 19,021 | Sep 14, 2003 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat New York Yankees 5–2 Game → | −3 | Title change |